40under40 News

Following a board reshuffle this morning, Perth-based online education provider iCollege has a new chairman and chief executive, with the size of the board reduced to three.

Freedom Wi-Fi and Triplify have each received $20,000 grants through the City of Joondalup's Innovation Fund, which was established last year to develop entrepreneurial and enterprising business activities.

Reigning 40under40 winner Angus Turner has welcomed an investment of almost $4 million into the Lions Eye Institute and pledged to use the funds to implement a new mobile eye healthcare service for use in the state's most remote regions.

Naracoota Resources has announced plans to exit mining and enter the tech sphere through the reverse takeover of a health informatics company backed by Perth technology entrepreneur Nathan Buzza, in a deal worth $12.4 million.

Leaders from more than a dozen businesses in Western Australia have come together with a “great sense of urgency” to address issues of female inequality in the workplace, according to Diane Smith-Gander.

A group of determined local business people have come together for the first time in Perth's history to create a museum dedicated to the city's past and present.

Roy Mellon has built his business on the premise that running payroll is one of the least favourite functions inside most businesses.

Bannister Downs Dairy Company managing director Sue Daubney has won the Industry Advocacy award at the 2015 Women in Industry Awards in Sydney.

Perth's tight-knit angel investment community is growing more comfortable with soft tech plays, but there are calls for more investment in the ‘trickier' tech.

Two local entrepreneurs have had contrasting experiences appearing on Channel 10's recently concluded Shark Tank, a reality TV show in which budding entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a panel of potential investors.

The state's tourism sector is reaping the rewards of a weaker dollar but more needs to be done to secure the full benefits of holiday spending and lower post-boom prices. Click through to see more on our tourism feature.

A businessman who defrauded a bio-pharmaceutical company of $394,000 has today been handed an immediate jail term of four years.

PERTH-LINKED fitness products group Running Unlimited has gone to the public for the first time to fund the next phase of its development, using the UK crowdfunding service Seedrs to raise at least

Western Australia's thriving hospitality sector is providing opportunity for local and national franchises to expand their operations, with 14 new entrants rolling out stores in Perth and regional areas in the past five years.

Perth technology entrepreneur Nathan Buzza has added to his investment in health informatics company Alcidion Corporation, which has raised $1.5 million to fund the expansion of its Miya platform.

Now well into its second decade, Business News' ground-breaking 40under40 awards never fails to deliver WA's best and brightest.

Kia Dowell's company aims to get businesses working together by way of traditional Aboriginal teaching principles.

A passion to utilise Australia's abundance of renewable energy sources drove Mark Tuke to establish Sun Connect.

An enterprising approach to after-hours health care has brought rewards for Ilya Mayo.

Western Australia's business and political leaders mingled with the next crop of entrepreneurial talent as a crowd of 850 people celebrated the 2015 40under40 Awards at Crown Perth last night.

This year's First Amongst Equals winner is a passionate medical specialist but he's also a visionary entrepreneur who has a lot in common with successful business leaders.

A jury has found ex-biotechnology player and self-described Wall Street executive William Ardrey guilty of fraud relating to his tenure with Perth-based company Phoenix Eagle.

Board changes

Brownes Dairy managing director Ben Purcell has resigned.Mr Purcell was a 2013 Business News 40under40 award recipient.The company has not yet announced a replacement.

Iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart has agreed to invest in WA business Bannister Downs Dairy, to support a planned $20 million-plus expansion of the niche dairy producer.

Local gold producer Northern Star Resources has announced a substantial discovery at its White Feather project, near its existing Kanowna Belle gold mine.

L7 Solutions co-founders Andrew Milner and Matthew Sullivan have joined the board of Perth-based IT firm Cirrus Networks, while Liberty Resources continues due diligence on its reverse takeover of the business.

The success of Perth technology company Track'em has attracted plenty of interest from investors, but founder Kashif Saleem says he hasn't ruled out taking the business public.

A Western Australian dairy boss who waited three years for the business to turn a profit has discovered the other end of the spectrum, and is now dealing with an operation that has outgrown its facilities.

A unique partnership is slowly transforming life on the open road.

Two of Perth's best-known hospitality players are confident the city's iconic venues will thrive in the face of competition from the plethora of small bars and pop-up restaurants.

A Perth market operator has embraced Perth's enthusiasm for ‘pop-up' vendors by convincing the City of Subiaco to allow temporary shopfronts at a new event next month.

A leading medical researcher at the Telethon Kids Institute believes effective communication is key if the business community is to become more engaged in research into autism.

PetRescue has become the home of animal adoptions across Australia, thanks to its much-visited website.

Eight Western Australians, including five 40under40 winners, have made the 2014 BRW Rich List with a collective wealth of $337 million.

Michael Malone has taken on his next significant role since stepping down as chief executive of iiNet earlier this year.